Driving Miss Daisy is a 1989 American comedy drama directed by Bruce Beresford and written by Alfred Uhry, based on Uhry's 1987 play of the same name. Starring Jessica Tandy, Morgan Freeman and Dan Aykroyd, it follows the twenty five year relationship between an elderly Jewish woman in Atlanta and the Black chauffeur hired to drive her. The film was a critical and commercial success and won four Academy Awards at the 62nd ceremony, including Best Picture and Best Actress for Tandy, and as of 2025 remains the most recent PG rated film to win Best Picture.
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AwardAcademy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling 1 AwardAcademy Award for Best Picture 1 AwardAcademy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay 1 Release Year Connections
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1. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: The 62nd Academy Awards | 1990
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December 15, 1989
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Driving Miss Daisy is a 1989 American comedy drama film directed by Bruce Beresford and written by Alfred Uhry, based on Uhry's 1987 play.
Created By: Bruce Beresford, Infobox: director
Bruce Beresford
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